Weed gatherer for plows



Feb. 16 1926. 1,573,592

J. WICKER ET AL WEED GATHERER FOR PLOWS Filed August 25, 1925 lttousug Patented eb. 16,1926.

UNITED 1S TATES1 PATENT. OFFICE.

JOHN WIGKER AND JOSEPH E.Maovanjon SPRAGUE, XVASHINGCION.

WE ED GA'IHERER FOR IZPLOWS.

Application filed August 25,1925. Seria1 N'0. 52,348.

B e it known that we, J OHN /VIOKER and Josnvn E. MCGUGH, citi;aens 0f the United States, residing fit Sprague, inthe county of Lincoln, State 01 Washington, hame inve1'1tedia new und nseful \Veed Gutherer f0r Plows; and we dohereby declare the following 130 be a ful1, dem, und exact description of the invention, nach a s Will enable others skilled in the art which it appettains t0 make a11d use the Same,

The invention relates to Weed gatherer fo1 plows mcl has for its object t0 proVide a dev1ce of this character parhcnlarly adapted Eo; use 1n connectmn w1th gang plows, however applicable to oth=er types A further object is to provide a brace bar.

connected to the forward .Gnd of the rock bar and connected to the forward ground enga'ging arm, and link connections betweeri' the ground engag1ng arms, thereby tho1=' oughly bracing the ground engaging arms and rel ieving the twjsting strain 0n the ground engagi1 1g ar1ns.

Vith the above and otherobjects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of pmts as hereinafer set fo rth, shown inthe lmwing, described and.

cla imed, it being und6rstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invenfion may be 1nade within the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings .F igure 1 is a Side elevation of Lhe d evice Showingthe same applied t 0 a p1ow beam.

Fignxe 2is a top plan view of the weed gatherer und. deflector.

Figure 8 is atransverse sectional vieW through the rock bar showing; 0I1e of the Weed engaging arms in front elevation.

Referring t0 the drxwing, the numeral 1 designates a conirentional f01111 of p1ow IG2Ll" end thereof. It has b(311 found timt weedS gather against the plow point und 010g the same, und t0 obviate this di1culty the present device is primarily d6si'gned.

The weec1 gathefer anc1 deflector comprises spaced vcrtically disposed plates 2 and 3, which plates a1e in engagement with opposite sides 01 the plow beam 1 and are*secui*ely clamped thereto by n1eans of the transversely disposed b1t 4 above the plow beam and the transversely disposed holt 5 below the jpl0iw beam am]. spaced downwardly from the plow beam. Rockably mounted 011 the transfie rsely.

disposed holt 0 is a longitudinally disposed rock bar 6. lhe rea'n end 0f the rock bar 6 inclines downWardly and rearwardly towar ds the p1ow point 1, and is provided with 'headed bolts 7, which extend therethr0ugh.

Theheads 8 0f the bolts 7' are provided With angularly shaped apertures 9, Which receiv.6

the angiflarly shapecl ends 10 of the 0utwardly und dow'nwardly extend.ing W eed .engag1ng ums-11, wlnchweed engagmg arms a're- Securely bald in the heads 8 by means of sei: serews 12, therefore it W111 109 sen that ehe arms 11 are POSit1VGIY'h(-Bld below the plow beam 1-.

forwardly the arms 11 engage t1 1e weeds and defiect the same fron1 the plow point lf, however t0 further brace the curved arms 11, said ar1ns a1e provided 'with 1ink com- -nections 13 and connected to the forward arn1.1l at 14 is a forwardly and upwardly extending brace I'OC1 15, which b1ace rocl is i1nchored at l6 to the rock bar 6 adjacent its' forward end, z md is substantially in alinement with thelinks 13, therefore it will'be seen that the arms 11 Will be" thoroughly braced against a twjsting operation asi the .pldw moves forwardly over the ground. It is obvious the contour 0f the ground will vary and 1nans must be provided t0 hold the rear end of the rock bar down in engagernent withthe' ground and t0 'accomplish thls result a coiled spring 17 is provided which c0iled spring is a'nchored at 18 t0 the forward end 0f the rock bar 6 und extends upwardly to one side of the plow beam 1 andis anchored ai; 19 to (he upper end of the plate 2. It Will. be FIl that the coilecl spring 17 Will exert an up- Ward pull on the forward end 0f the. rock k bar 6 af all times, and the weed engaging fingers 11 Will be forced dowmvardly und Will follow the contour 01" the ground thereby positively gathering the weeds und deflecting the same.

From the above it Will be Seen that a weed gatherinp; and deflectjng device is provided f01 p1ows, which dewce Will posi tively defiecc und gather the weeds and 0ne which may be easily und quickly applied [0 a conventional form 0'f plow and p]ow bemn without varying the construcfion there0f.

The invention hz1 ing been set forth whzzt i c1aimed as new and useful is The combination with a plow beam carried weed gatherer comprising a roch bar (11S- posed beneath the beam, spring means f0r forcing the 1ear end of the rock Dar down wardly, outwardly and downwardly curved arms carried by the rea1 end 0f the rock bar, 0f link connections between said arms, a brace 10d connected 150 -the forward arm in alinement with the 1ink connections, said brace 10d extending forwardly und upwarclly und anchored t0 the fonvzud end 0f the rock bar.

In testimony whereof we have signed 0u1 names t0 this specification.

JOHN W'IGKER.

JOSEPH E. McGOGl-I. 

